Tummy Tuck: Stories

can some one explain the sensation or feeling you experience in the second week after tt?it is the 11 day after for me and I have this feeling that things are moving and turning inside me and it is very ticklish inside they are not painful but spas feeling inside and i am sighing a lot and breathing a lot from my belly I am freaking out .I love my surgeon but I have to wait to see him tomorrow .And I have a urge to stretch my body so out of my control that i don't know if I have done it or caused any damage .Yes constipation is hellish and mind you I am so regular and I suffered for two days right when you come home start taking stole softeners they work the best .

LOVE LOVE LOVE your post from today. I am excited to be reunited with my confidence!

Your surgery sounds perfect!!! Lol not much pain at all!! I was in tears lol( but I'm not complaining) my pain tolerance Is low :) I'm happy now :) still awkward getting in car in bed and out. I wake up at night from the back pain I was a side sleeper so I'm surrounded by 5 pillows lol:)
Glad your doing awesome :)

Thanks for posting Columbus 2941. Your posts were very encouraging. One week from today, I will be on the table!

I went on March 15! We're close.
Are you still having lotsa swelling? I am, it's very frustrating!!

Glad to hear all is going so well for you. Thanks for posting daily. My Tt/lipo is on Apr 11 and your posts are helping feel braver.

your so lucky you seem to be doing good! You must be sooooo excited cuz you get to see your new tummy for the 1st time tomorrow :-) Keep well.

So far I feel like I am doing pretty well with the healing, especially since I am noticing a significant difference since yesterday. My drains aren't nearly as full as I thought they would be each time I go potty.

Mybinder isn't too tight, and. I Android thinking maybe it should be more snug. But boy is it itchy!

My follow up is tomorrow at 1:00. What time is yours? I am hoping he tells me I can start walking more upright because that is the worst part.

I am still taking one vicodin every 5 hours, so I wont attempt to drive until I am off that. I could probably do fine without it, but since I have it, I will continue to spread them out and see how I do.

Was your surgery the 16th or the 17th? Time is flying for me, it
seems.

Lol...I know what you mean with the autocorrect...lol. I have that problem too with my phone. I was told by my doctor to shower everyday and change the bandages. The hardest part was getting back into my garment! The shower felt nice and I felt human again after I washed my hair...:). I have my follow up tomorrow afternoon to have one of my drains removed. I hope that I get good news from the doctor because I look horrible right now with all of the swelling and horrid bruising from the lipo. I have ordered an additional garment that doesn't go so high up on the rib cage. The one I currently have feels like it is keeping my diapragm from working properly...lol. So by the end of the end of the week I will have that. I need it for when i go back to work next monday. I hope I am ready. I sure am stoved up from the bruising. It gets a little easier each day but i have set backs as well. This morning I drove for the first time and it was hard. I could barely get out of my car...:(. I was hoping to be further along by now but i guess that is just my impatience getting the best of me...lol.

So how are things going with you and your healing process? How do you feel? Are you taking full doses of your pain meds? Still sleeping a lot? Speaking of sleeping, I am finding that I don't sleep nearly as much as I was at first. I am finding myself awake a lot and wanting to do stuff. Today I am trying to focus on getting the swelling in my feet to better levels. So I am doing a lot of reading and studying today...:).

I totally agree that the anticipation is the worst part. Once it's done you have no choice to hang in and recover.
I haven't taken my binder off yet, so I am anxious to see what I look like. I can tell that I am more swollen today just by the way I feel. There is no way I would feel comfortable showering yet either. My mom is coming over soon to wash my hair in the sink for me Android pamper me a bit!

Presriptions at walmart are $4.00 for generic and your insurance should cover it even though your deductible isn't met for office visits and such. I got my meds at walmart and the vicodin as well as the antibiotics were $4 each.

Congratulations on getting through the hardest part, the surgery! I think that before is more excruciating than after because you are so worried and stressed out before hand. Yes it hurts like an S.O.B. but once it is done, its done. Time to push forward and get the healing going...:). My doctor said I could shower on my third day and I did. I was definitely in a hurry to get back into my compression garment!...lol. I am so swollen I can't see the results as of yet. People who have viewd my pics say there is a difference but I just don't see it. But I am faced with all of the bruising and bending forward, so that makes it harder for me to see.

I am so happy for you and it will get better with each day. Yes, you will have bad days, like I did today. but for the most part it is smooth sailing as long as you don't start doing too much when you are feeling good...:) Keep us posted and we look forward to your before and after pics...:)

Oh wow, your surgery is done . . yipee!!! take it easy and happy healing. post some pics when you are able!

YAY!! im so happy for you =) my surgery is on monday....yikes!

My surgery is March 31st. I REALLY hope I a your type of recovery ! I too can't wait to get this done so I can stop thinking about it SOOOO much, even tho I'm scared out of my witts !